diff -Nru Numix.orig/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css Numix/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
--- Numix.orig/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css	2013-07-01 15:27:19.000000000 +0530
+++ Numix/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css	2013-07-01 19:59:56.017479426 +0530
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
     background-color: @theme_bg_color;
     color: @theme_fg_color;
 }
+ 
+* {
+    /* inherit colors from parent */
+    color: inherit;
+    background-color: inherit;
+}
 
 *:selected,
 *:selected:focus {
